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The QC, Vol. 88, No. 02 • September 13, 2001

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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
September 13,2001
QUAKER CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
WHITTIER'S RESPONSE
AMY STICE/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SC NEWS EDITOR
ERIN CLARK / QC A&E EDITOR
Senior Andrea Roy worked with COR to organize a
card campaign outside ofthe Campus Inn Wednesday, Sept. 12. Five hundred cards were made.
As news of a blood shortage reached Whittier, hundreds
flocked to the local Red Cross. At times, the wait was four to
five hours long.
The flags on the North Lawn were
lowered to half-mast Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Bergerson
gin
Washington
Professor of Political Science Fred PERSPECTIVE
Bergerson is working
as a Visiting Scholar at the State Department
in Washington, D.C. while on his sabbatical
from Whittier College. He works a few miles
from the Pentagon; his wife, at their home in
Alexandria, Virginia, felt the blast of the
bombing on Tuesday morning. Bergerson
was at work when the acts of terrorism occurred, and related the story on Wednesday,
Sept. 12 to Quaker Campus Editor-in-Chief
Amy Stice.
"I was at work and of course you know
there was a threat against the State Department. When we first heard in my section
that there had been a problem, we only
heard of one [World Trade Center] tower,
so we went into the Director's office and
we watched television and watched the
second one. This indicated that it was now
terrorism. As soon as we knew something
had happened to the Pentagon, we knew
that something might happen to us. A voice
came over the building, telling us to
evacuate. We turned off the'computers,
took out the classified packs, threw them in
the safes and locked them up. I dawdled
and someone told me we had to go, so we
walked out to our designated waiting area,
See BERGERSON, page6
In My Opinion
Members of Whittier College
verbalize their feelings in response to the tragedy.
Opinion, Page 3
College reacts to terrorism
by Amy Stice and Eva Sevcikova
QC Editor-in-Chief and News Editor
Everywhere, there are stories. There are
stories of those who did not make it to work
in the World Trade Center on Tuesday because of heavy traffic or a sudden illness.
There are stories of those who were not
fortunate enough to finish the ordinary day
they started in the morning. There are stories
of those whose lives had terrifying endings
when they e-mailed or called loved ones to
tell them that a plane had crashed into their
workplace and they did not expect to live.
Some stories were heard many times; others
still remain under the debris of the trampled
buildings.
On the other side of the country, the
Whittier College community heard these
stories. For many students, these tales were
personal.
Since the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11,
when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by hijacked commercial
airliners, the Whittier College community has
been a part of the national wave of shock,
disbelief, pain, patriotism and activism. Most,
for now, are still reeling.
HITTING HOME
Students scrambled from their residence
hall lounges' television sets to their classes
while making cell phone calls to family members and friends for news about those close to
them. Many reiterated stories about those in
close proximity to the New York or Washington, D.C. area.
For senior Christian Lombardini the events
of the last couple of days were conflicting in
their nature. "This is not only a horrible tragedy but a real event," he said. "[New York] is
my hometown, my home. It drives me crazy;
What students can do
■ COR is sponsoring a card signing table in front of the Campus Inn Thursday, Sept. 13.
The cards will be sent to elementary school students in
New York.
* The Red Cross is accepting
blood donation. Call 1-800-
GIVE-LIFE for information.
■ A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 13 at
9 p.m. at the Rock.
it's an attack on me also."
Lombardini was awakened on Tuesday
morning by a phone call from his fiancee
senior Georgette Quackenbush's father at
about 7 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Afterwards he got in touch with his mother, who
See RESPONSE, page 6
Cervantes ('88) from the United Nations
Michelle Cer- pFRCpFCTIVE
vantes ('88) works
as Assistant Director of Foreign Study at Whittier College and
as Liasion Assistant Coordinator for the
United Nations High Commissionar for Refugees (U.N.H.C.R.) in New York. In an
interview on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from New
York Cervantes shared her thoughts and
reflections about the recent development of
events with Quaker Campus News Editor
Eva Sevcikova.
T live right across the street from the
United Nations (U.N.). I heard the news on
the radio around 8:40 a.m. as I was coming
back after I threw my trash out. I almost
thought they were kidding...Later on, all
public structures were closed and by 11 a.m.
the U.N. building closed and was
evacuated...The building is now fortified.
There are blocades; you have to show an
l.D. to get through. They actually put concrete barricades in front of the building and
detoured traffic. Everybody is very cautious, but people were allowed to go back to
work today...We had a bomb threat at the
U.N. today; fortunately, it was fabricated.
"The U.N. condemned the Tuesday
[Sept. 11] terrorist activities...The Security
Council passed a unanimous resolution A/
56 condemning international terrorism and
all 15 members stood up; it was quite dramatic...
"When you work with an international
crowd, you kind of forget that you are an
American. I am the only American working
in [this U.N.] office. I have received a lot of
ISSUE 2 • VOLUME 88
Penn Dance
Students enjoy themselves at a
Welcome Back dance.
Campus Life, Page 6
Healing Through Art
Students create postcards to
send to New York elementary
school children.
A&E, Page 10
See CERVANTES, page 7
1 Opening Week
Football, Water Polo, and both
Men's and Women's Soccer teams
play season opening games.
Sports, Page 15

The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
September 13,2001
QUAKER CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
WHITTIER'S RESPONSE
AMY STICE/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SC NEWS EDITOR
ERIN CLARK / QC A&E EDITOR
Senior Andrea Roy worked with COR to organize a
card campaign outside ofthe Campus Inn Wednesday, Sept. 12. Five hundred cards were made.
As news of a blood shortage reached Whittier, hundreds
flocked to the local Red Cross. At times, the wait was four to
five hours long.
The flags on the North Lawn were
lowered to half-mast Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Bergerson
gin
Washington
Professor of Political Science Fred PERSPECTIVE
Bergerson is working
as a Visiting Scholar at the State Department
in Washington, D.C. while on his sabbatical
from Whittier College. He works a few miles
from the Pentagon; his wife, at their home in
Alexandria, Virginia, felt the blast of the
bombing on Tuesday morning. Bergerson
was at work when the acts of terrorism occurred, and related the story on Wednesday,
Sept. 12 to Quaker Campus Editor-in-Chief
Amy Stice.
"I was at work and of course you know
there was a threat against the State Department. When we first heard in my section
that there had been a problem, we only
heard of one [World Trade Center] tower,
so we went into the Director's office and
we watched television and watched the
second one. This indicated that it was now
terrorism. As soon as we knew something
had happened to the Pentagon, we knew
that something might happen to us. A voice
came over the building, telling us to
evacuate. We turned off the'computers,
took out the classified packs, threw them in
the safes and locked them up. I dawdled
and someone told me we had to go, so we
walked out to our designated waiting area,
See BERGERSON, page6
In My Opinion
Members of Whittier College
verbalize their feelings in response to the tragedy.
Opinion, Page 3
College reacts to terrorism
by Amy Stice and Eva Sevcikova
QC Editor-in-Chief and News Editor
Everywhere, there are stories. There are
stories of those who did not make it to work
in the World Trade Center on Tuesday because of heavy traffic or a sudden illness.
There are stories of those who were not
fortunate enough to finish the ordinary day
they started in the morning. There are stories
of those whose lives had terrifying endings
when they e-mailed or called loved ones to
tell them that a plane had crashed into their
workplace and they did not expect to live.
Some stories were heard many times; others
still remain under the debris of the trampled
buildings.
On the other side of the country, the
Whittier College community heard these
stories. For many students, these tales were
personal.
Since the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11,
when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by hijacked commercial
airliners, the Whittier College community has
been a part of the national wave of shock,
disbelief, pain, patriotism and activism. Most,
for now, are still reeling.
HITTING HOME
Students scrambled from their residence
hall lounges' television sets to their classes
while making cell phone calls to family members and friends for news about those close to
them. Many reiterated stories about those in
close proximity to the New York or Washington, D.C. area.
For senior Christian Lombardini the events
of the last couple of days were conflicting in
their nature. "This is not only a horrible tragedy but a real event," he said. "[New York] is
my hometown, my home. It drives me crazy;
What students can do
■ COR is sponsoring a card signing table in front of the Campus Inn Thursday, Sept. 13.
The cards will be sent to elementary school students in
New York.
* The Red Cross is accepting
blood donation. Call 1-800-
GIVE-LIFE for information.
■ A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 13 at
9 p.m. at the Rock.
it's an attack on me also."
Lombardini was awakened on Tuesday
morning by a phone call from his fiancee
senior Georgette Quackenbush's father at
about 7 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Afterwards he got in touch with his mother, who
See RESPONSE, page 6
Cervantes ('88) from the United Nations
Michelle Cer- pFRCpFCTIVE
vantes ('88) works
as Assistant Director of Foreign Study at Whittier College and
as Liasion Assistant Coordinator for the
United Nations High Commissionar for Refugees (U.N.H.C.R.) in New York. In an
interview on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from New
York Cervantes shared her thoughts and
reflections about the recent development of
events with Quaker Campus News Editor
Eva Sevcikova.
T live right across the street from the
United Nations (U.N.). I heard the news on
the radio around 8:40 a.m. as I was coming
back after I threw my trash out. I almost
thought they were kidding...Later on, all
public structures were closed and by 11 a.m.
the U.N. building closed and was
evacuated...The building is now fortified.
There are blocades; you have to show an
l.D. to get through. They actually put concrete barricades in front of the building and
detoured traffic. Everybody is very cautious, but people were allowed to go back to
work today...We had a bomb threat at the
U.N. today; fortunately, it was fabricated.
"The U.N. condemned the Tuesday
[Sept. 11] terrorist activities...The Security
Council passed a unanimous resolution A/
56 condemning international terrorism and
all 15 members stood up; it was quite dramatic...
"When you work with an international
crowd, you kind of forget that you are an
American. I am the only American working
in [this U.N.] office. I have received a lot of
ISSUE 2 • VOLUME 88
Penn Dance
Students enjoy themselves at a
Welcome Back dance.
Campus Life, Page 6
Healing Through Art
Students create postcards to
send to New York elementary
school children.
A&E, Page 10
See CERVANTES, page 7
1 Opening Week
Football, Water Polo, and both
Men's and Women's Soccer teams
play season opening games.
Sports, Page 15